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Re: My reservior...

Hmmm...heheheh..

That we enjoy great advantages from the inventions of others, we should be glad of an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours, and this we should do freely and generously.
--Benjamin Franklin

Re: My reservior...

OK, not an actual building update,
I just wanted to show some materials I picked up last night.

I know the color doesn't come through in this picture, but trust me, this sand has a beautiful red color. I got it from the red rock area around Sedona, in northern Arizona. I will sift it, getting rid of everything but the fine sand.

Also snagged a few red rocks.

As well as these, from a local fish store.

Now, I know these would never exist in the same place naturally, so I don't need some would-be geologist telling me that. I dug the red earth myself, so I know what was around....

These will all come into play in the final stages.

(For those of you unfamiliar with the natural beauty of Sedona, here his a random pic from the web. Almost kinda looks like Mars or something.)

Re: My reservior...

Ah, beautiful part of the country.

So are you joining the "strangest material to use in a mod" competition?

That we enjoy great advantages from the inventions of others, we should be glad of an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours, and this we should do freely and generously.
--Benjamin Franklin

Re: My reservior...

I can't believe no one is taking that! Hell I might just sigquote myself on that one!
ANYWAYSSSS
Another smallish update.
Taking some inspiration from the Wood Stove Mod, (that and the fact that I couldn't find exactly what I was looking for anyway) I decided to make my own smoker unit.

Simple cast aluminum project box, used a dremel to cut the hole for a 40mm fan.

DC powered soldering iron;

Assembled;

The clear tube off to the side goes to the respirator mask the biomech skull will be wearing.

Test run using vegetable oil;

It smokes, but I'm not exactly going to be using this to send out any smoke signals.

To get more contact with the actual heating element, I disconnected the wire,

Then flipped the element around inside the barrel. The holes will allow more contact, and better heat dispersion. Or something. And stuff.

I'll keep working on this throughout the weekend, as well as work on getting some more welding done. This thing is nearing the end of actual construction, however it might be a couple weeks before I actually get the last few parts I need. I will try and stay otherwise busy in the meantime.